Looking for that special, great Christmas card to send to your loved ones? Or maybe some nice print to decorate someone´s new appartement? A great canvas print, or maybe a poster? No need to look further, visit my Red Bubble portfolio and for sure you will find something fancy…

I have created a new tulip calendar for the comming year. The photos were taken mostly in the famous Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands. The calendar can be viewed and purchased through Lulu, please go here.

Though I am very busy these days, I can´t help not to post photo of my new puppy … the Great Pyrenees! Her name is Tulip (after the pyr belonging to Patricia McConnell, known dog behaviorist), she is 4 months old and she is absolutely gorgeous 🙂

I just received the preview of titles of the four calendars with my photos for 2010. I have to say I am very pleased with the result, both the dogs and the flowers titles are elegant, neat and eye catching. The rest of the calendars is not yet ready, there´s still time, after all.

This year, we had surprisingly lasting snow here in Brussels. I think it was a record – snow lasting even in the city for a week. Ponds frozen to the point that people could go ice-skate. And what I did? I chased people and their dogs around for getting photos of dogs on snow. And so here they are – little African dogs – on snow 🙂

Basenji are small, elegant-looking, short-haired dogs with erect ears and tightly curled tail. The basenji is an athletic dog and is deceptively powerful for its size. This breed does not slobber or drool, and very rarely pants (as dogs do). The Basenji has the unique properties of not barking (it makes a low, liquid ululation instead) and cleaning itself like a cat. The Basenji is alert, affectionate, energetic, and curious. It loves to play and makes a great pet, as long as it is handled regularly from an early age and the owners are very patient. It can be reserved with strangers.

Today is the time to present dogs, that despite to their name, don´t come from Australia, but from United States of America. As the standard says: “Australian Shepherd is an intelligent working dog of strong herding and guarding instincts. He is a loyal companion and has the stamina to work all day.”

Translated into plain English, that means that if you don´t have a herd of sheep, agility course at hand or several hours daily to excersise your super active working dog, better don´t get one, even though he´s pretty 🙂